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what kind of threat is described when a threat actor is stealing the user database of a company?
data loss or manipulation
information theft
disruption of service
identify theft
When a threat actor steals a company's user database, it is an act of taking information without authorization. Information theft specifically refers to the unauthorized acquisition of data. Data loss or manipulation would involve losing data or changing it. Disruption of service would involve stopping or hindering a service. Identity theft is a more specific form of information theft but usually focuses on personal identity - related information for fraudulent use in a more direct identity - impersonation context. Here, the general term for stealing the database (which contains information) is information theft.
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B. Information theft